Marchers call for Saakashvili to go

Most opposition leaders have demanded that Mikhail Saakashvili resign as president [AFP]

"Today once again we must show to the world that we continue our struggle and it will continue until Saakshvili's regime ends", Levan Gochechildaze, a Georgian opposition leader, said on Saturday.

Tensions high

The protests in 2007, during which Saakashvili declared a state of emergency and cracked down on independent media caused concern among his Western backers and damaged his image as a democratic reformer.